1,02 billion of hungry people in the world

The FAO have just published its last report "Food Insecurity in the World 2009". It deals with economical crisis (again, sadly) and poverty, with this terrible fact: 1,02 billion of hungry people in the world.

"The rising number of hungry people is intolerable. We have the economic and technical means to make hunger disappear, what is missing is a stronger political will to eradicate hunger forever. Investing in agriculture in developing countries is key as a healthy agricultural sector is essential not only to overcome hunger and poverty but also to ensure overall economic growth and peace and stability in the world," said FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf.

Farmers need more support for their agriculture and I guess each governement but also NGOs have to look at all the desertic areas.

I am on my way to visit some countries in Africa and my colleagues there told me that the situation for them and their families is really critical. Regarding to this report, I can definitely understand why.

Please look at the report, which includes case studies from several countries.